Colour

#BCAC68

#BCAC68
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#BCAC68 is a yellow with RGB values 188, 172, 104 and HSL 49°, 39%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#BCAC68#BCAC68

HEX#BCAC68

RGBrgb(188, 172, 104)

RGB (0–1)0.7373, 0.6745, 0.4078

RGB percentages73.7%, 67.5%, 40.8%

HSLhsl(48.6, 38.5%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.6, 44.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK0%, 8.5%, 44.7%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,364,904

CSS custom property--colour: #BCAC68;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41196WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AAAAAA

Inverted#435397

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A963no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#BDAE6Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#C8A39Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 6.4 Burlywood · ΔE 14.5 Tan · ΔE 16 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 22 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Navajo white · ΔE 23.1

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 6.36, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#6878BC

Analogous#BC8268, #A2BC68

Triadic#68BCAC, #AC68BC

Split complementary#68A2BC, #8268BC

Tetradic#68BC82, #6878BC, #BC68A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBFAF5

Lighter +30%#EBE6D2

Lighter +20%#DBD3AF

Lighter +10%#CCBF8B

Darker −10%#A7954A

Darker −20%#84763A

Darker −30%#60562B

Darker −40%#3D361B

More saturated +25%#D7BD4D

Less saturated −25%#A19B83

Channel breakdown

R188

G172

B104

Red188 (73.7%)

Green172 (67.5%)

Blue104 (40.8%)

Hue48.57°

Saturation (HSL)38.53%

Lightness57.25%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BC · G AC · B 68

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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